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ICRA Strategy

Thematic domains

ICRA distinguishes between four different domains for which innovation partnerships and interactive learning are highly relevant. These are:
  • Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D)
  • Advisory 3.0
  • Agribusiness coaching
  • Education outreach
  • The 4 domains of interest partly overlap, and partly involve more or less the same stakeholder groups. The distinction is however useful to sharpen ICRA’s training & coaching services and to align to specific fields of interest in which our partners are involved.

    Cross-cutting domains

    ICRA gives specific attention to course development and marketing. ICRA’s course portfolio reflects ICRA’s experience and competency in coaching innovation partnerships and strengthening capacity for interactive experiential learning, in all 4 thematic domains (i.e. AR4D, Advisory 3.0, Education outreach, and Agribusiness coaching).

    Gender, and more in general inclusiveness, is another “cross-cutting domain”. Gender sensitive and inclusive approaches are of special importance to ICRA – both within the organization itself and in our training and coaching programmes. Responsibility to monitor progress as laid down in ICRA‘s Gender policy lies primarily with the ICRA domain/project leader and leaders in partner organisations. Staff with gender expertise may give support and advice (asked and unasked) in project development and the design of ICRA activities with regard to integration of gender concerns.

    ICRA’s partnership strategy

    Innovation in each of these four domains requires actors to act together and to learn both individually and collectively before, during and after the work (See Figure). ICRA’s competitive edge lies in its capacity (experience / insight, staff / networks) to develop and support networks of professionals and organisations that really work !